Step 3: Install the design tools

Perform the following steps to install the Aggregation Designer, Metadata Editor, Report Designer, or Schema Workbench Design Tools.

1. Create a directory for installing your design tools.

   Note: For publishing reports, models, and schemas created with the design tools, we recommend you install the design tools in a directory on a workstation or server that is on the same network as the Pentaho Server.

   If you are unsure of the directory in which to install the design tools, we suggest that you create a Pentaho directory and design-tools subdirectory on your workstation and install the design tools there. If you choose this option, the directory path should look like the following example:

   Pentaho/design-tools

2. Verify that you have the appropriate permissions to read, write, and execute commands in the directories you created.

3. Copy or more the extracted design tool installation file(s) to the design-tools directory.

   The extracted files should end up in the following paths:

   • Aggregation Designer: pentaho/design-tools/aggregation-designer

   • Metadata Editor: pentaho/design-tools/metadata-editor

   • Report Designer: pentaho/design-tools/report-designer

   • Schema Workbench: pentaho/design-tools/schema-workbench